Using game used gear???

[alainbou]

Hello everyone
This may be a stupid question but I’m curious: do you use your used game gear??? Did you hit a ball with a game used bat that belonged to your favorite player? Do you wear a player’s game used jersey? Or is it to precious to even think such a thing?
I’d like to have your opinion…
Alain

[sportsnbikes]

Re: Using game used gear???

Hello everyone
This may be a stupid question but I’m curious: do you use your used game gear??? Did you hit a ball with a game used bat that belonged to your favorite player? Do you wear a player’s game used jersey? Or is it to precious to even think such a thing?
I’d like to have your opinion…
Alain

Not a chance. And when I see someone wearing a game used jersey, it drives me nuts. I saw a guy wearing a Jermaine Dye Game Used Jersey at ALDS game 1 in KC this year. I just wanted to go offer to buy it and properly pay homage by displaying it.

[metsbats]

Re: Using game used gear???

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=65380&highlight=wearing+game

Here's a thread on this topic.

[lengthwise1]

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Yep, I rock my jerseys at games all the time. Not crazy big ticket items, but I get lots of comments and I'm known around Coors Field for it.

[3arod13]

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Never! Never! and Never!

[HawaiiSportsNut]

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HECK NO! But that's me. Although I don't like the idea of someone wearing a game used item, they own it so it's their choice to do whatever they want to do with it.

[CampWest]

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In limited specific scenarios I am okay with certain exceptions, however, no, this should not generally be acceptable - definitely not for a quality piece.

My preferred tactic when I see people wearing game used jerseys is to go tell them what that item sold for at auction recently. Then I usually follow that up with, "So, try not to spill any mustard on it"

[3arod13]

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I want the item used by the player and that's it. And if someone does decide to wear the item, then is should never be sold as a game used jersey.

[geoff]

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I hate it when I see someone wear a game used jersey. I would never do it. Or anything game used as well.

[Juicyfruit66]

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I do it if the player is a nobody but I want to rock the team jersey at a game (example a expos jersey with a crap player on it). You can't buy new expos jerseys so its the only way to wear legit gear. It's better than wearing a majestic garbage retail jersey. If it were a Larry walker or a Alou I'd never wear it, I'd display it.

[sox83cubs84]

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One game used item (fortunately, not a jersey) that I wore met it's demise during one of my hospital stays earlier this year. Because of health concerns, the nursing staff insisted on washing all the clothes I wore into the hospital when I was placed in a bed. This included a game-used Carlos Zambrano Cubs belt which I wore to keep my pants on firmly.

The staff did not remove the belt before laundering, and when the pants came back (they were fine), the belt, sadly, was ruined beyond salvaging. Oh, well....

Dave Miedema

[joshmiller0]

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I wear 4 items out of the 70 or so in my collection.. I really wanted authentic NBA shorts, but they retail at $150. I bought Tyshaun Taylor - no name player - Nets authentic shorts for $50, Mason Plumlee nets issued shorts for 50, and shumpert knicks shorts for 50... all 3 were the same as one pair... so I wear them around the house and whatnot.. I love shumpert so it's cool wearing what he wore on the court... Then I have an issued christmas shooting shirt I spent 30 on.... i couldn't get them in the store anymore, so opted to just buy an issued one.. other than that, i wouldn't dare to wear my other items other than putting them on to see how they fit me vs the players...

[joshmiller0]

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Not a chance. And when I see someone wearing a game used jersey, it drives me nuts. I saw a guy wearing a Jermaine Dye Game Used Jersey at ALDS game 1 in KC this year. I just wanted to go offer to buy it and properly pay homage by displaying it.

I know in the NBA the game worn jerseys are sometimes cheaper than retail.. and usually better quality... maybe it's better than what I have which is a bunch of jerseys in the closet in a bin...

[Copa]

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I've purchased game used/issued hockey gloves and sticks in the past, strictly for the purpose of using them...when I can get a professional grade product for less than what I would pay off the shelf at a pro shop, I put the sentimental value aside...keep in mind, I'm talking about items from scrub players, no one of significant value.

[Jim65]

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I used to wear my Devils gamers to games but I stopped a long time ago.